2020 CAP Suppliers Report: Stretching into the financial wellness space
In the old days, employers would often gather employees in a dusty conference room and pass around a box of Timbits while talking at a…
- December 18, 2020 April 23, 2021
- 08:56
Latest news in Health benefits
A legislative update on provincial biosimilar policies
When the City of Toronto switched benefits plan insurers in 2017, it changed its coverage for biologics and biosimilars. Under its previous plan, the City…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- December 18, 2020 April 23, 2021
- 08:55
Why you should hire a chief positivity officer
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Town of Newmarket is prioritizing the well-being of its staff and its community by creating a new…
- By: Brooke Smith
- December 18, 2020 April 23, 2021
- 08:54
Q&A with Aramark Canada’s Eva Tentere de Metz
Aramark Canada Ltd.’s director of total rewards talks balancing total rewards priorities, employee assistance programs and children’s psychological development. Q. What top challenges do you…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- December 18, 2020 April 28, 2021
- 08:53
Ontario needs a permanent virtual health-care strategy: report
With virtual health-care visits increasing as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, telemedicine should become a permanent part of Ontario’s health-care system, according to…
- By: Staff
- December 16, 2020 April 28, 2021
- 09:00
Goldman Sachs acquiring People Corporation for $1.13B
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s merchant banking division is acquiring Manitoba-headquartered People Corporation Inc., for an estimated total equity value of $1.13 billion. “This transaction delivers…
- By: Staff
- December 15, 2020 April 28, 2021
- 15:00
Plan members using EAP, virtual care to support mental health during pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has significantly increased plan members’ willingness to seek help for their mental-health concerns and to access video or telephone counselling, said Julie…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- December 15, 2020 April 28, 2021
- 09:00
People Corporation adding Aon alums Siddall, Bell
People Corporation Inc. is appointing two Aon alums to its team, effective July 31. Kim Siddall is vice-president of enterprise consulting for the West and Kevin Bell is…
- December 10, 2020 January 21, 2021
- 18:55
iA Financial Group appoints Éric Jobin as EVP, group benefits and retirement solutions
iA Financial Group is appointing Éric Jobin as executive vice-president of group benefits and retirement solutions. Jobin had been in the role, on an interim basis, since March 2020. He…
- December 10, 2020 January 22, 2021
- 18:55
24% of Canadians considering job or career change due to pandemic: survey
Almost one in four (24 per cent) of Canadian employees said the coronavirus pandemic has led them to consider a job or career change, according…
- By: Staff
- December 10, 2020 April 28, 2021
- 09:00
U.S. employers with flex work rethinking approach to total rewards, pay: report
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. employers are embracing flexible working arrangements and considering adopting a hybrid model for rewards and pay, said…
- December 9, 2020 April 28, 2021
- 09:00
How employers can rethink benefits, rewards amid the coronavirus crisis
Employee benefits and total rewards planning have always been a critical element of business planning, but never more so than during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.…
- By: Jaqui Parchment
- December 8, 2020 April 28, 2021
- 09:00
SSQ Insurance, la Capitale rebranding as Beneva
SSQ Life Insurance Co. Inc. and la Capitale Insurance and Financial Services are rebranding as Beneva, a mutual insurance company with more than $20 billion in assets…
- By: Staff
- December 4, 2020 April 28, 2021
- 16:00
Maximus Rose partnering with medical cannabis consulting company
Maximus Rose Living Benefits Inc. is partnering with Medical Marijuana Consultants to offer virtual consulting services and access to medical cannabis to plan sponsors and…
- By: Staff
- December 4, 2020 April 28, 2021
- 15:00
Using benefits data, return to basics to weather coronavirus pandemic
With the coronavirus pandemic affecting plan sponsors in different ways, they can return to the basics and use data to manage their benefits spend, according to…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- December 3, 2020 April 28, 2021
- 09:00
Pandemic-induced recession may impact paternity leave usage: study
New research is suggesting a bump in the number of fathers planning to take time off with a new baby under a nascent national leave program…
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 2, 2020 April 28, 2021
- 09:18
Feds revising legislation on conversion of health and welfare trusts
The federal government has published revised draft legislation for the Income Tax Act that would facilitate the conversion of existing health and welfare trusts into…
- By: Staff
- December 2, 2020 April 28, 2021
- 08:50
Green Shield Benefits Association acquiring Benecaid
The Green Shield Benefits Association, part of the Green Shield Canada group of companies, is acquiring Benecaid Health Benefit Solutions Inc. The company’s current leadership…
- By: Staff
- November 27, 2020 November 27, 2020
- 15:00
Online CBT effective for chronic, severe mental-health conditions
Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy is reaching pockets of the population that had never previously accessed mental-health care and achieving clinical improvement for users, said Adam…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 27, 2020 November 27, 2020
- 09:00
Meeting the growing need for mental health with virtual care
Long before the coronavirus pandemic disrupted everyone’s lives, a large portion of the working population had mental-health issues that affected their jobs and performance. But the pandemic…
- By: Sonya Felix
- November 27, 2020 November 27, 2020
- 09:00
Seneca College’s EAP schooling remote workers on fitness
As remote working continues amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Seneca College is increasingly promoting employee fitness. “Employee fitness has always been a high priority for…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- November 27, 2020 November 27, 2020
- 09:00
Conference Coverage: 2020 Mental Health Summit
The coronavirus pandemic has brought the importance of mental health to the forefront like never before. On Nov. 12 and 13, the virtual 2020 Mental…
- By: Benefits Canada
- November 27, 2020 August 9, 2022
- 08:01
A look at the link between mental health and gut health
The mental-health impacts of isolation and quarantine are clear, but Canadians may not realize loneliness can also harm their physical health, said Diane McIntosh, psychiatrist…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 27, 2020 November 27, 2020
- 08:00
Understanding the journey of a patient with depression
Defining depression may seem simple, but it’s actually a complex mental-health disorder that can look different for every person it affects. That’s why a personalized…
- By: Sonya Felix
- November 27, 2020 November 27, 2020
- 07:56
Addressing the role of the workplace in mental-health issues, support
Two-thirds of employees making short- or long-term disability claims cited their workplace or work-related issues as a cause, but despite this only one in three…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 27, 2020 November 27, 2020
- 07:55